One million migrants have already been stopped by the southern border fence.
"Hungary is the most aggressive in protecting European borders from illegal migrants, thereby fulfilling its obligations under the Schengen Agreement, which requires the prevention of illegal migration to the European Union," said Alexandra Röszkén Szentkirályi.
A 165-kilometer-long and four-meter-high fence has been standing on the Hungarian border for eight years, during which time the authorities detained almost one million migrants
- announced the government spokesperson Röszkén. Alexandra Szentkirályi said at a press conference held at the border checkpoint, at the site of a previous attack on patrols, that Hungary is currently the most aggressive in protecting European borders from illegal migrants.
He added that this also fulfills his obligation in the Schengen Agreement, which requires the prevention of illegal migration to the European Union.
Hungary has already spent HUF 600 billion on border protection, of which the EU has so far reimbursed barely 1.5 percent, while the country also guards the EU's borders when it protects its own borders.
- emphasized the government spokesman.
György Bakondi, the prime minister's chief adviser on internal security, spoke about the fact that people-smuggling gangs are becoming more and more organized, sometimes groups of a hundred or two hundred members attempt to cross the border illegally at 19 locations at the same time.
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